A harlequin cat is a type of
Magpie: white cats with random black spotting. Harlequin: similar to the magpie with random black spotting, but with a black tail as well. Cap and saddle: coloured head with a saddle patch on the cat's back, these felines might also have a black tail.
It is a domestic breed, hair short, bicolor: a predominantly white cat, but with a black tail and black spots on the head and body. The Chinese Harlequin Cat can be found elsewhere in China, but they are rare. They are accepted as a thoroughbred by the International Cat Association.
Random spotting with a colored tail is known as harlequin. Colored head and back (saddle) is called cap and saddle. A cat with splashes of color between the ears, with a colored tail, is called van.
Harlequin. A harlequin cat is loosely defined as a predominantly white cat with small, random spots of another color, commonly on the body and legs. They usually have a colored tail as well.
The Harlequin is characterized by his checkered costume. His role is that of a light-hearted, nimble, and astute servant, often acting to thwart the plans of his master, and pursuing his own love interest, Columbina, with wit and resourcefulness, often competing with the sterner and melancholic Pierrot.
The traditional Harlequin costume colors are red, yellow, blue and green. Sometimes even including black.
Harlequin dogs show black patches on a white base coat. It is a modified version of the Merle colouration. This means that all dogs showing the Harlequin pattern in the phenotype also have one copy of the Merle mutation.
Cats probably first arrived in Australia as pets of European settlers during the 18th century, and were later deliberately introduced in an attempt to control rabbits and rodents. Cats now occupy 99% of Australia, including many offshore islands4.
Bicolor cats that are black and white are sometimes called "magpies". The cream and white bicolor cat is the rarest of the bicolors, while the black and white or "blue" (grey) and white are the most common.
Tabby cat
Also known as the domestic shorthair or 'moggie', the tabby cat is the most common breed of cat found in Australia.
With only around 120 adults left in the wild, the Amur leopard could be the most endangered big cat on Earth.
Instagram: @gataquimera. As can be seen from popular photos a chimera cat is generally seen to be a cat with two different colour faces (split down the middle) and very often with heterochromia - two different colour eyes.
The name harlequin is derived from the dress of harlequin clowns (resembling the costume of Arlecchino) that have diamond like patches similar to the plaques seen on the skin of the affected babies.
Males are slate blue with bold white stripes and chestnut flanks. Females are brownish with distinctive white face markings.
The Harlequin is a colourful breed of rabbit originating from France. It is a breed based around the coloration and markings, rather than fur and body type.
Columbina (in Italian Colombina, meaning "little dove"; in French and English Colombine) is a stock character in the commedia dell'arte.
In the early years of the commedia (mid-16th century), the Harlequin was a zanni (a wily and covetous comic servant), and he was cowardly, superstitious, and plagued by a continual lack of money and food. By the early 17th century, Harlequin had become a faithful valet, patient, credulous, and amorous.
Harlequin dogs are white with patches of black or grey throughout their body. The exact location of the patches depends on the dog's specific genes. Some of these dogs have patches on their stomach and neck as well, while others do not. Fawn colored spots are also possible, but they are rarer.
What color cat is the most popular? While not definitive, surveys reveal that the most popular cat colors in the U.S. include orange tabbies and tuxedo-colored cats (black and white).
The calico cat is most commonly thought of as being 25% to 75% white with large orange and black patches, however, they may have other colors in their patterns.
Witches' companions were believed to be the devil, disguised in the form of a small animal, sent to help them do magic on the sly. Black cats only became part of the witch stereotype in Victorian times. The first witch's cat to hit the headlines (in a 16th century newspaper) was a white spotted cat, called Satan.